Merrimack County UNH Cooperative Extension
315 Daniel Webster Highway
Boscawen, NH 03303
United States
The Vegetable IPM 2025 Season Kickoff meeting will educate commercial growers on integrated pest management (IPM) strategies for sweet corn and vegetable pests. This meeting will include data from our state trapping network and provide guidance for pest monitoring and scouting.
9:00 – 9:30 Check-in & Network
9:30 – 9:45 Welcome, Introductions, and Overview of the Day
Dr. Amber Vinchesi-Vahl, UNH Extension, Entomologist and IPM State Specialist & Dr. Liza DeGenring, UNH Extension, Field Specialist
9:45 – 10:15 Sweet Corn IPM Monitoring Program Overview
Dr. Amber Vinchesi-Vahl, UNH Extension, Entomologist and IPM State Specialist
10:15 – 10:30 NRCS Pest Management Conservation Practices
Catherine Coverdale, Xerces Society Pollinator Conservation and IPM Specialist, USDA-NRCS Partner Biologist
10:30 – 11:30 Sweet Corn Pest Identification and Management
Dr. Amber Vinchesi-Vahl, UNH Extension, Entomologist and IPM State Specialist
11:30 – 12:00 Setting Up Traps
Linda Kunhardt, UNH Extension, Pest Management Scout
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch Break
1:00 – 1:30 Vegetable and Berry IPM Monitoring Program Overview
Dr. Amber Vinchesi-Vahl, UNH Extension, Entomologist and IPM State Specialist
1:30 – 2:30 Vegetable Disease Identification and Management
Dr. Liza DeGenring, UNH Extension, Field Specialist
2:30 – 3:15 Vegetable Pest Identification and Management
Dr. Amber Vinchesi-Vahl, UNH Extension, Entomologist and IPM State Specialist
3:15 – 3:30 Wrap up: Evaluations and Distribution of PAT Recertification Credits
4.5 PAT credits available
This is a free event, but registration is required. Sign up today!
Liza DeGenring, Food and Agriculture Field Specialist
liza.degenring@unh.eduAmber Vinchesi-Vahl, State Specialist, Entomology and IPM
amber.vinchesi@unh.edu
